Cable Knit look Background

1. Open new Transparent image 200 x 200
    flood fill with color I used: Tan, (#D0B48F, R:208, G:180 B:143)

2. Go to Effects/Texture Effects/Blinds set at:
    Width = 15
    Opacity = 25
    Color = Brown (#6E2212, R:110, G:34, B:18) use a color a bit darker than the one you 
    chose to flood fill your image with.
    Horizantal = Checked
    Light from left/top = Checked

3. Repeat 2 but this time un-check Horizontal

4. Go to Colors/Adjust Bright/Contrast with these settings:
    Brightness = 24
    Contrast = 5

5. Go to Effects/Artistic Effects/Charcoal with these settings:
    Detaial = 100
    Opacity = 25

6. Go to Effects/Plug-in Filters/Distort/Toad's Pool II with these settings:
    X-Asymmetry = 128
    Y-Asymmetry = 50
    X-Distortion = 96
    Y-Distotion = 255

7. Go to Effects/Plug-in Filters/Simple/Quick Tile.

8. Go to Effects/Artistic Effects/Black Pencil with these settings:
    Detail = 100
    Opacity = 15

9. Go to Effects/Artistic Effects/Colored Edges with these settings:
    Luminance = 3
    Blur = 3
    Color = Medium Brown (#A87A58, R:168, G:122, B:88) Pick a bit darker color of your
    flood fill color.
    Intesity = 3

10. Go to Effects/Plug-in Filters/FMTools/Blend Emboss with these settings:
      Horiz. Offset = -1.000
      Vert. Offset = -1.000
      Intensity = 0.250
      Gray Level = 64
      Red Blend = 0.938
      Green Blend = 0.938
      Blue Blend = 0.938
      Edge Wrap = Checked

11. Go to Effects/Plug-in Filters/FMTools/Seamless Tile with these settings:
      Border Width = 0.250
      Stretch Control = 0.250
      Vertical = Checked

12. Go to Colors/Adjust/Bright/Contrast with the same settings as before.

That's it you now can flood fill your background with this tile and have a cable looking
knit background.
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To make this tile look like an old fashioned crocheted granny square add:

13. Go to Effects/Plug-in Filters/Simple/Pizza Slice Mirror.

That's it you now have a crocheted looking granny square to flood fill your backgrounds
with.

Disclaimer: This is my own idea any similarity to any other Tutorial is purely coincidental.
<<'-)
Char
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